Tilapaikan

Tilapaikan is the genitive singular form of tilapaikka, a Finnish noun meaning an allocated space. It denotes a designated slot or place reserved for a specific person, purpose, or use within a larger facility or area. The word is formed from tila, meaning space or room, and paikka, meaning place. In practice, tilapaikan appears in formal texts to refer to reserved or assigned spaces, rather than generic open space.

Common contexts include parking facilities, where tilapaikan designates a reserved parking spot; logistics and storage, where it can refer to a reserved storage location or loading bay; and venues or institutions, where it may denote a reserved seat or position for a staff member or holder of a ticket. Verbal forms related to tilapaikka, such as varaaminen (reservation) and vuokraus (rental), can apply to tilapaikan as well.

In municipal planning and property management, tilapaikan concepts support space allocation, signage, and access control. The term is often used alongside more specific terms like parkkipaikka (parking space) or varattu paikka (reserved seat). For non-Finnish readers, the general idea is that tilapaikan refers to an allocated or designated space within a facility or system.

See also: parkkipaikka, varaus, tilanvaraus.